" I was dismissed.I went into the kitchen, made myself some lunch, and went back to my office to give them some privacy. Like that was going to happen... I snuck back down the hall to watch the show. I am sure that Jessica was expecting me to do just that so I only concentrated on being hidden from Chris. When I reached the end of the hall I slowly peered around the corner.Jessica was reassuring Chris, "See there is nothing wrong with wearing something that makes you feel sexy. Let it go Chrissy.. .At last Ernie was ready for release from hospital, I'd had a long discussion with him about rehabilitation. He obviously wasn't able to stay in his own cabin so I broached the subject of Jess and I sleeping in her room while he took mine."Tony, in a perfect world I wouldn't have a bar of the idea, as it is though I have to agree with you. I'm going to need a lot of attention, that's going to be a big burden on both you and Jess. I assume that Jess and you are doing more than hold hands so. .. brazenly threatening her ... oh no ... no ... not now ...’ She was aware of her mother saying “Kitty wants a word.” “Hi Mum, hey Granny and Grandpa took us swimming.” Her daughter was telling her what they had done yesterday and what was planned for tomorrow. ‘No, Carl mustn’t do this. He couldn’t. Not while her daughter was speaking to her’ she thought. She was shaking her head at him. She had to make him take his finger out. She had to stop him. His finger withdrew from. So far nobody over the age of five had been seen. Typical of this part of the country there were no walls or fences separating the homes. The lot size and landscaping did the job of making each home an isolated island out of sight of the others. As they left the fourth lot the woods swept forward, forcing them along the side of the home and toward the street in the front. There was still enough landscaping to keep them out of sight of anybody on the street. So instead of seeing the back of the.